The 10 Best Songs Of All Time

10. Festival (Sigur Ros)
9. We Are the Champions (Queen)
8. The Unforgiven (Metallica)
7. In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
6. We Will Rock You (Queen)
5. Flash's Theme (Queen)
4. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey)
3. Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin)
2. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 (Pink Floyd)
1. The Funeral (Band of Horses)

1. Joy Division - Digital
2. Bob Dylan - I Want You
3. Jamie T - Direction Home
4. Joy Division - Isolation
5. Joy Division - She's Lost Control
6. Bruce Springsteen - Growing Up
7. Elliott Smith - The Biggest Lie
8. The Mountain Goats - The Mess Inside
9. The Smiths - I Know it's Over
10. The Jesus and the Mary Chain - Taste of Cindy

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1. Since You Said You Loved Me – Tom Petty
2. Cast Away Dreams – Lindsey Buckingham
3. Cry to Me – Mudcrutch
4. Better Days – Bekka and Billy
5. Thinking About Leaving – Dwight Yoakam
6. Overcome – Live
7. Keep Me In Your Heart – Warren Zevon
8. Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode
9. In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins
10. Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones

Honorable Mentions:

After the Love Has Gone – Roy Orbison
Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino
Careless Whisper – George Michael
The Edge of Love – Billy Burnette
In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley
It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
Lose Yourself – Eminem
Love Her Madly – The Doors
Midnight Wind - John Stewart
Never Tear Us Apart – INXS
Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues
November Rain – Guns N’ Roses
One – Bekka Bramlett
Peace Train – Cat Stevens
Room At The Top – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Shame – Stabbing Westward
Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
Someone’s Gotta Change Your Mind – Lindsey Buckingham
Still Rainin’ – Jonny Lang
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
Through the Walls – Bekka and Billy
Turn the Page – Bob Seger
What It’s Like – Everlast
Where Did You Sleep Last Night – Nirvana
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Eric Clapton
With Or Without You – U2

Yes, I really did put a Dwight Yoakam song at #5. No, I'm not even a Yoakam fan or, really, a country fan. There's just something about that particular song that I can't get enough of.

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1 Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
2 Cowboys and Angels (George Michael)
3 Hotel California (The Eagles)
4 Shiver (Coldplay)
5 West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys)
6 In My Place (Coldplay)
7 The Great Gig In The Sky (Pink Floyd)
8 Where The Streets Have No Name (U2)
9 I Wanna Be Adored (Stone Roses)
10 Rockferry (Duffy)

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• Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) -- The Monkees
• It Can't Come Quickly Enough -- Scissor Sisters
• One Thing -- Finger Eleven
• Killing Me Softly -- Fugees
• Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' -- Michael Jackson
• I'm Still Standing -- Elton John
• Crimson and Clover -- Tommy James and The Shondells
• Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head -- BJ Thomas
• Sunglasses at Night -- Corey Hart
• Light My Fire -- The Doors

I doubt anyone would agree that these are the best of all time but here are my favorites:

1. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
Lyrically and musically this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written in my opinion. A song that can be interpreted in different ways (like any great song). I always thought of it as a song about loneliness and the desperate longing to meet someone that would take you away. Someone so special that even dying would be enjoyable as long as you were sitting next to her. The car ride is a fantasy he has created in his mind and the “light” being a metaphor for hope and that no matter how bad his life is he can still cling to that light that never goes out.

2. Still Ill – The Smiths
Another very sad song by The Smiths about loneliness and depression and the longing for better days. Great guitar work by Johnny Marr.

3. Billy – Bad Religion
“Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah.
It hit him like a friend, struck something deep within.
He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him
Just like a fatal tie toward the other side.”
Any BR song could take this spot but if I had to pick a favorite it would be this one. An autobiographical song about Brett’s drug addiction and his desire to escape. One of the most haunting guitar riffs I’ve heard in any punk rock song.

4. Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen
Definitely one of Bruce’s best songs IMO. About a guy down on his luck that wants to get away but cannot because of his debt.

5. California Burritos - Chuck Ragan
A great song about loneliness and depression and wanting more. Check it out if you like more folky type music.

6. The Biggest Lie – Elliot Smith

7. Valentine - The Old 97’s
Great acoustic guitar song about someone who was just dumped.

8. Heart of Gold – Neil Young

9. Here’s Looking At You Kid – The Gaslight Anthem

10. Asleep – The Smiths
A song about suicide. The piano in this song is amazing.
Hmm there seems to be a common theme running through the music I like. I think I need to get out more....

A lot of these are movie themes, oh well.

1. Hey Jude- The Beatles

2. Layla- Derek and the Dominoes

3. Thriller- Michael Jackson

4. Suite From Psycho- Bernard Herrmann

5. Welcome To The Black Parade- My Chemical Romance

6. Cliffs of Dover- Eric Johnson

7. Heart and Soul- Huey Lewis and the News

8. Heartless- Kanye West

9. MacArthur Park- Richard Harris

10. Through The Fire And Flames- Dragonforce


The list changes all the time, but that's what I've got right now.

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Redoing my list...

1. Streets Of Philadelphia- Bruce Springsteen
2. Closer- Nine Inch Nails
3. Life During Wartime- The Talking Heads
4. Once In A Lifetime- The Talking Heads
5. Paradise By The Dashboard Light- Meat Loaf
6. You Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC
7. Anarchy In The U.K- The Sex Pistols
8. Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley
9. When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin
10. Dancing In The Dark/Glory Days- Bruce Springsteen

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My favourites:
1. Summoning Of The Muse - Dead can dance
2. Cantara - Dead can dance
3. The Carnival is Over - Dead can dance
4. Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
5. No Good (Start The Dance) - The Prodigy
6. Mindphaser - Frontline Assembly
7. Drive - The Cars
8. Beyond the Realms of Death - Judas Priest
9. Spacelab - Kraftwerk
10. Vicarious - Tool

Streets of Philadelphia-Bruce Springsteen
Stranger in Moscow-Micheal Jackson
Closest Thing to Crazy-Katie Melua
Just Like Heaven-Katie Melua(Cover)
Hometown Glory-Adele
Bjork-Play Dead
Thriller-Micheal Jackson
Goldfinger-Shirley Bassey
Radio Gaga-Queen(particularly their 1985 Live Aid performance)
Superman Theme-John Williams

Nice Hitchfan for Imperial March. The perfect tune to associate with the "Empire".

The Beatles - Let It Be
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Tool - Third Eye
Kyuss - Supa Scoop and the Mighty Scoop
Dio - Holy Diver
Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
David Bowie - Life on Mars
Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Tom Waits - Way Down in The Hole
Nas - NY State of Mind
Alice in Chains - Down in a Hole
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Fun Machine Took a ***** and Died



No order

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10 is tough, but i'll give it a go.

Changes- David Bowie



Drift Away- Dobie Gray



Child in Time- Deep Purple



Rocket Man- Elton John



Behind Blue Eyes- The Who



Hold on - Triumph



The Boxer- Simon and Garfunkel



Southern Cross- Crosby, Stills and Nash



Suspicious Minds- Elvis Presley

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Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival.




no order.

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Rocket Man and Fortunate Son are great choices

Rocket Man darn near didnt make the cut. Elton John has a remarkable catalogue of tunes.

dexterriley, The Boxer- Simon and Garfunkel is one of my favorite songs ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loving Rocket Man, Dexter Riley. Elton's second best song ever.

A couple more:







Mr. Bungle - Carry stress in the jaw
Michael Nyman - Bird Anthem
The Kinks - Lola

Redoing it for the third time...

In no order...

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
Bon Jovi - Always
KISS - Forever
Metallica - One
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever?
Prince - Purple Rain
Tom Waits - Goin' Out West

Not talking to everyone (especially lines) but if you want to make an all time list try listening to bands that aren't the most blatantly obvious go-to favorites. Other music exists.